National Stock Number
4820-00-186-6568
National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-00-186-6568, or NIIN 001866568, (valve,restrictor check) was assigned March 16, 1973 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 3 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, only one supplier is deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over a year. There have been 3 contracts issued for this part number, with 3 awards given. There is minimal competition for this NSN. The US Government has awarded contracts to 2 different suppliers. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE7MC22P2866, SPE7MC19P4047, SPE7MC14M1965. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 16,137.64.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 5 different weapons systems.
There has been a small amount of demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Apr 26, 2008, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 20520. [A VALVE HAVING AN ORIFICE IN THE POPPET, DISK, OR THE LIKE, TO PERMIT RESTRICTED FLUID FLOW WHEN THE VALVE IS SEATED. IT DOES NOT HAVE A STEM OR PROVISIONS FOR PRESSURE ADJUSTMENTS, AND IS SIMILAR TO A VALVE, CHECK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ORIFICE WHICH PERMITS FLUID FLOW IN MORE THAN ONE DIRECTION.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4820001866568 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.